(Cleo)
(1) Tail stores excess blood, helping digest it faster. It is extremely squishy and holds very little defense- if something wants to get close to her.
(2) Rows of teeth are in a needle-like shape to better tear into flesh and get at blood, while her nose is designed to scent the waters for spilled blood.
(3) Tendrils are used to grab objects of interest, fleeing prey, or decomposing bodies to feed on when visibility is low.
(Assessment) Incredibly dangerous when hungry. Avoid when she’s hunting.
(Stress)
(1) Her eyes are extremely bioluminescent, however she has not been observed to search for food at night, nor in particularly dark areas. It is unknown as to what evolutionary advantage these may have- if there is any at all.
(2) Tendrils may help with movement in the waters, but how they exactly do so is unknown. Smaller fish have been observed taking shelter in their wake from predators.
(3) Almost the entirety of her back is covered by a thick chitinous shell. Nothing, save for a leviathan-sized creature can break through said sell, leaving her to swim undisturbed.
(Assessment) Nonaggressive- safe to approach.
(False)
(1) While lacking mandibles in this form, she makes up for it with thick claws on quadruped limbs. These are used to rend prey completely immobile. Either the prey will be stunned via a glancing blow, or go into shock from the sudden blood loss of having their intestines wrenched from their body.
(2) Her flippers help with quick turns when pursuing prey, and for getting onto the land, similar to that of a turtle.
(3) A powerful tail propels her through the water at surprising speeds, allowing for her to easily overtake potential prey.
(Assessment) Knows how to fight and fight well- avoid her if possible.